The Taproom

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July 17, 2009 at 2:22 pm #6124
Barliman
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I use Milliput. Much easier to use than the stuff from ‘the-company-that-shall-not-be-named’. Ideally it should be left to go ‘off’ just a little (for a few minutes) before you try to do anything really clever with it, otherwise it can have a tendency to ‘tear’.
July 17, 2009 at 2:22 pm #6125
Gildor
MMP Elder
well I personnaly use Miliput…. or, sometime I am a bit raw and I use thise two component “fixing” paste” used for repairing stuff in tinkering or so (this past has a relatively hot exothermic reaction but it is then hard in less than 2minutes after mixing… that’s only great if you really know what you are doing… but it can then be smoothed easily.

I have trying to find this silver-gray one-component paste that was released in the MB62 boxed set, I have never managed to find anything similar… That was a perfect paste though in tiny quantity and perfect too if you did not want to paint your figurine and display it unpainted but “well”assembled.

I miss this product…
July 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm #6126
Barliman
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Have you asked Mithril if they can provide details of who manufactured it? You never know, it might still be in production.
July 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm #6127
erchamion
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Michael, in the last newsletter, shows two pics with following MS figures: Celebrian and Durin VI. Both are great (as almost always happens with the creations of The Man). I particularly like the “finesse” with which he treated to Celebrian. Her hairstyle and pose are very elegant.

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/29_ms530_preview.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/29_ms530_preview.jpg[/imgz]

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July 17, 2009 at 4:17 pm #6128
erchamion
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Indeed, odd numbers for the new figures: MS530 “Celebrian” and MS532 “Durin VI”. Have booked references 520-529 for the next serie-M? Will it appear so fast? In the month of August? Or is the new serie-MX ?……:rolleyes:
¿And the reference 531 was “reserved “?….. Too many questions ….. a very cold beer, please ……
July 17, 2009 at 4:20 pm #6129
Barliman
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I’ve also only just noticed that the total production run of each new MS figure has now dropped to 150.
July 17, 2009 at 4:20 pm #6130
Gavin
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Well, I’ve used various types of uhm, green stuff, and while I’ve never used kneadite, the GW green stuff is the best I’ve come across. That’s the annoying thing about a lot of GW accessories. They are expensive, you find yourself supporting the other crap they pull, but the thing itself is pretty good.

Be warned, however, that Vallejo spray paint eats into green stuff of most varieties. The Citadel spray paint does not.

And, in other news, the realtor/estate agent/whatever bloke left about an hour ago, and we now have a sign on our lawn saying FOR SALE.

Of course there’s still a bunch of small tasks to do, not least of which involves scrubbing excess tile grout off the bathroom floor and hacking up paint chips, but still…

Gavin
July 17, 2009 at 4:49 pm #6131
Theobald
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Huoommm … are you seriously discussing that fixing-problems any more? …. rhuoommm no one reacted on the pics our Spanish friend provided? …. rhuoommm … that’s a lady, isn’t it? … and that Durin VI … ahh … a wonderful pose …. rhuoommm … hom …
Master Barliman, would you give Master Erchamion a very cold beer, please … yes, of course you might mark it on those tabs of mine … rhuoomm … I do like him as he always puts them question marks upside down … rhuoommm …
July 17, 2009 at 5:02 pm #6132
Turambar
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Master Erchamion is always the very first recognizing the new brilliant treasures from the beloved company . . .
That Lady is so wonderful aristocratic . . . speechless.

Sorry to come back to the point that bothers the Tree . . .
Oh yes, it was miLLiput ! Absolutely. Thank you Wendy for your explenation how to use it.
Master Barliman you wrote: ” Ideally it should be left to go ‘off’ just a little (for a few minutes) before you try to do anything”
That reminds me a bit of preparing italian pasta-paste! That one should rest as well, not in peace but for a while . . .

Also a very cold beer for me,please, famous Innkeaper.
July 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm #6134
Theobald
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Huoommm … Master Rita.de, there are not many things that bother me … rhuoomm … though some do … (never mention the so-called primer) … rhuoommm … I just was hasting from the Mathom-House back again here … rhuoommm … stay busy, I said … rhuoommm … hanging up one more pic (sorry for that short form but I’m in a hurry) over there … rhuoomm … huoomm … need to find more nails to fix them other pictures next week …alas .. rhuoommm …
July 17, 2009 at 5:20 pm #6135
erchamion
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Theobald wrote:

I do like him as he always puts them question marks upside down … rhuoommm …

The fault lies rather in our English friends, if you may me say so. They removed the question of the beginning of the sentence ….:lol: I just sometimes I forget that detail ….
July 17, 2009 at 6:31 pm #6136
Barliman
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We don’t put our exclamation marks upside down either – though actually it’s a very sensible idea, to know that something’s a question or exclamation when you start reading a sentence rather than when you get to the end.

So, drinks all round it is.

Oh, and I agree re the observations about the two new MS figures. I especially like Durin.
July 17, 2009 at 7:36 pm #6137
Theobald
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Huoommm … many thanks for that bowl-of whatever-it is filled-with … rhuoomm … doesn’t really look like clear-clean water … huoommm … once Master Barliman decided to spend a round … alas … as for Drurin VI I have to agree to your wise judgement, Master Barliman …
rhuoomm … but who knows of Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Oin, Ori, Gloin … rhuoommm … I nearly forgot about them … huoomm …
as for them marks you lately mentioned it seems to be a matter of where to put them … rhuoomm … I dunno and don’t mind … you’re used to leave those quotation marks at the bottom of a line … I mean both of them … rhuommm … strange it is to me but it doesn’t matter … rhuoomm … not at all … hom!
Huoommm … sorry, Master Barliman, but for now I have to focus on another three (ney, not tree it reads) … rhuoommmhuommm … them different beings as a wizzard and a Dwarven king could be, smoking pipes and perusing some map while another of them Dwarves is sitting aside, watching and contemplating the major matters … rhuooommm … all I know is that I will have it done in the ent … thanks to The Man …. rhuoomm …
July 17, 2009 at 9:51 pm #6139
Turambar
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I am very curious hao this scene in generall will look like, and how The Man implemented the scene. Not to forget that person in the background . . .
( ” . . . the Sith appear always in two: a Master and a servant . . . ” )
July 17, 2009 at 11:40 pm #6140
Theobald
Participant
Well, the only problem is that there are three scenes … if you take your time and re-read that chapter in the Hobbit …. Master Rita.de … first there is surprise about all them Dwarves knocking at your door – though Master Gandalf gave you some hints about what’s coming up … you had to serve them well … one after the other … then you see them Gandalf + Thorin smoking pipes and discussing the rest of your life … or where to go now … so puzzled you are, trying to do everything right … providing Dwarves with everything they ask for … not to mention that Gandalf … then once you think you also could calm down a bit for sharing parts of their plates and mugs … them Dwarves put out their instruments and begin to make sounds … seemed to be some kind of relaxing tunes … though they made me curious …. all the time there was Gandalf patiently showing Thorin some point on a map … smoking them pipes and contemplating …. another of them Dwarves was sitting aside and seems to be intersted …
Just to be honest … I don’t know about the way this will develop …. but I’m sure it might become a brilliant piece of metal …
July 18, 2009 at 7:52 am #6142
ESTEL
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Ahhh,
yes the Hobbit such a nice story, much more than just a faery-tale for children and with full of nice pictures and atmosphere.
July 18, 2009 at 7:57 am #6143
ESTEL
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Seems that you have seen that nice Celebrian figure. She is absolutely perfect. Just a single piece, but it shows, that Chris is still!!! improving. How he does that is a riddle to me, but this figure is great. Together with the ‘secret’ vignette, we will se some of the greatest treasures ever.
I also like Durin, seems to be one of the best armoured dwarves ever.
July 18, 2009 at 9:41 am #6144
Theobald
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Huoommm … & “hom” <--- ! [quotation] ... rhuoommmmmmhom ...
Master Estel, I have to state that that vignette by now is not a ‘secret’ at all … rhuoomm … why should it be? … huomm … hom … well, I’d be careful using words like ‘treasures’ … rhuomm …
be careful of adding adjectives to that noun … rhuoomm …
as far as I know someone plans to make an announcement fairly soon on the Mithril site to get some interest going in the project …. rhuoommm … and that’s what I try to do here as well …
huoommm … please, do not mistake me as trying to merchandise sth here … huoommm … once things or ideas are on their way you cannot stop them any more …. huommm … that’s all what this is about … huomm … I think Master JRR Tolkien chose a word well in that chapter … huoommm … didn’t he say “unexpected”? … huomm
July 18, 2009 at 1:07 pm #6146
Kenakko
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ESTEL wrote:

Seems that you have seen that nice Celebrian figure. She absolutely perfect. Just a single piece, but it shows, that Chris is still!!! improving. How he does that is a riddle to me, but this figure is great. Together with the ‘secret’ vignette, we will se some of the greatest treasures ever.
I alos like Durin, seems to be one of the best armoured dwarves ever.

Yes, I agree there is improvement in the man’s work. What I’ve noticed about the recently hung pictures is the finer quality in the area of heads and faces. The details of hair and facial expressions to be precise…
July 18, 2009 at 2:04 pm #6148
ddaines
Participant
Gavin wrote:

Well, I’ve used various types of uhm, green stuff, and while I’ve never used kneadite, the GW green stuff is the best I’ve come across. That’s the annoying thing about a lot of GW accessories. They are expensive, you find yourself supporting the other crap they pull, but the thing itself is pretty good.

Be warned, however, that Vallejo spray paint eats into green stuff of most varieties. The Citadel spray paint does not.

And, in other news, the realtor/estate agent/whatever bloke left about an hour ago, and we now have a sign on our lawn saying FOR SALE.

Of course there’s still a bunch of small tasks to do, not least of which involves scrubbing excess tile grout off the bathroom floor and hacking up paint chips, but still…

Gavin

Gavin, why are you selling your lawn?

Re putty – since discovering it I use Magic-Sculpt as it tastes far nicer than the others, lol. Seriously though I have found it to be a much nicer medium to handle, it does apparently have unlimited shelf-life (although looking at mine…..) and you can apparently blast it in the micro-wave (um-mixed) to rejuvinate it. It also appears to take detail better being much smoother than miliput – I have never had much luck with miliput other than the standard grey stuff.

Green Stuff you can shove where the sun-don’t-shine, twice now I have wasted gold on it and hate it although CT did suggest some sculptors may mix this with a bit of mili-put to get the best of both worlds.
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